25 Jan WSVN7: South Florida immigration attorneys say they’re forced risk their health to attend court at Krome
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The Krome Detention Center in Southwest Miami-Dade County is where undocumented immigrants are held before a federal judge decides whether to release or deport them.
Kenny Panzer, immigration attorney: “Krome is a COVID dish. It’s a petri dish for COVID infections.”
Krome has had 91 confirmed cases of COVID, and while state and federal courts are conducting remote hearings, immigration trials are still taking place in person at Krome.
Kenny Panzer: “I don’t know who is calling the shots on forcing us to come in, but it’s abhorrent. It’s insidious.”
Immigration attorneys Kenny Panzer and Jamal Hinkson work together.
Read full article at: https://wsvn.com/news/investigations/south-florida-immigration-attorneys-say-theyre-forced-risk-their-health-to-attend-court-at-krome/
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